Carlo Cordova

Carlo Cordova (died 1995) was the head of Cali Cartel godfather Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela's private security team. In 1995, Cordova's incompetence led to Gilberto's arrest, and David Rodriguez executed him for attempting to flee Colombia and place the blame on Jorge Salcedo.

Biography
Carlo Cordova worked with Cali Cartel security head Jorge Salcedo, and he led Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela's private security team for years. In 1995, he drove Guillermo Pallomari to Gilberto's mansion, unaware that the DEA was tailing him; he inadvertently led the DEA to Gilberto. Hugo Martinez and the Colombian national police arrested Gilberto at his mansion, and Cordova was quick to think of ways to evade being held responsible, claiming that dirty police captain Gustavo Calderon's incompetence was responsible for the boss' arrest. However, Cordova was later caught attempting to leave for the airport with his wife Sophia and all of his belongings, and he was taken back to Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela's mansion for torture by David Rodriguez. Cordova was shot in the head by Rodriguez in front of Salcedo, who attempted to convince Rodriguez that Cordova was a loyal man; Cordova's wife was also shot in the nearby bedroom. Salcedo replaced Cordova as head of security.